Milestone Targets Sample Clauses

Milestone Targets. 8.1 As noted above, Xxxxx Xxxx already has a good record on access for under-represented groups and on comprehensive and effective engagement with outreach activities. 8.2 Xxxxx Xxxx is concerned that the introduction of fees might act as a deterrent to the above groups to participation in higher education, especially in view of the widespread misunderstandings about fee repayment partly generated by inaccurate media coverage. 8.3 Accordingly, given the already high level of representation in the Xxxxx Xxxx student body of under-represented groups, our objective will be to use bursaries, outreach programmes and communication to protect our current levels of access. 8.4 Given our good record we feel that it would not be reasonable to project forward a large increase in the levels of participation by under-represented groups or in outreach activity, although we will always seek opportunities to make positive changes. 8.5 We think that the milestone targets set out in Appendix II are sufficiently stretching in our particular circumstances.

Milestone Targets. Goldsmiths already recruits strongly from state schools and amongst students from backgrounds which are typically under-represented in higher education. As a result we feel it would be appropriate for us to set milestones which aim to consolidate our current levels of recruitment from state schools, from social groups IV-VII and from low participation neighbourhoods. We feel that this is reasonable as these groups are the most vulnerable to any detrimental effects of an increase in fees. We will use our bursaries to offset the threat of economic hardship to students and encourage applications by developing our outreach and widening participation activities. In addition, the College will work with Goldsmiths Students’ Union, to provide support for better levels of retention amongst all students, but particularly widening participation entrants. These milestones are based on HEFCE performance indicators. From State Schools or Colleges 87% 92% Socio-Economic Groups IV-VII 29.3% 25.9% Low Participation Neighbourhoods 6.5% 6.4% Recruitment Target Group 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Entrants from State Schools/ Colleges 90.5% 90.5% 85.2% 85.2% 85.2% Socio-Economic Groups IV-VII 25.5% 25.5% 25.5% 25.5% 25.5% Low Participation Neighbourhoods 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5% 9.5%